I read about that cat. . .I never saw the photos before thought and they made me quite sad as that cat is identical to my old cat Misser. He too had a blue and a green eye and was all white, he how ever did not ride busses and died of cancer some years ago.





I think it would be cool if we could nominate other peoples posts.

Not until now...great story for the 40th week. :p

Special thanks to The Phantom for writing the second story and the mini headlines...

The Downer:

News that reviews the glues that fuse the loos.

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This week, Alien gets into a spot of bother with the Law.

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Yes, if you so wish.

*applause* Now this was absolutely great. Even from the topmost headline "Outbreak of hastiness threatens ent community"... And today's comic strip as well. TP was probably quite lucky that Alien decided to spend some time with robbery instead of passing time with him, otherwise we wouldn't see the second article.

I would sue for libel, only the allegation is more likely to increase my standing in the Downs community than decrease it. ;)

See I was right in starting my Elrond The Swindler series in "Fortunately-Unfortunately". . .

Lal's expressions are wonderful! :D

The headline doesn't upset you, SPM? :eek: I thought for sure it would send you into a frenzied rage.

Now I have to spend time coming up with another SPM headline. :mad:

I could imagine Kuruharan saying to Thorin:
"Don't be sad, we will always have Erebor!"

They always are! :D *

Let's hope Lal hasn't been watching too much Gene Hunt from Life On Mars or Alien's in for a hard time of it in the lost property room... :eek:


*If I say so myself...

I often wondered about that when I first joined the downs, then I forgot it. :p
I believe it is just a force of collective personal originalism which leads us away from the expected. Otherwise, I can't see anything like 'gandalf uncloaking' or the classic, 'disco boromir' ever happening. Which, would be very sad.


~ what a name, why? Ka

Aragorn, Alatar Agree;Abundant Alliteration "Annoying"
 

nothing in the Downer about CoH? I'll post this brief I 'found' on my 'local newspaper's website'.
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New J.R.R Tolkien Epic Released

by Kenneth Herberton (wire service correspondent)

To the glee of fans, the new book 'The Children of Hurin' appeared on bookstores Tuesday. The Children of Hurin is a new work from the deceased J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien began work on the novel in 1918, but finally finished it a few weeks ago due to pressure from HarperCollins. It was transcribed for publication by a mysterious psychic/medium known only as 'CT'.
The tale (written entirely in Quenyan, Tolkien's language of the dwarves)centers around Turin Turambar, a mighty hobbit who, despite advice from his companion, Glaurung the dragon, marries his sister causing him to accidentally kill everyone he sees. Children of Hurin takes place long before The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien's famous re-telling of Wagner's Nibelungen der Ringe.
Many have speculated over whether it will be developed into a film, and in fact, an adaptation by New Line Cinema starring Orlando Bloom as Turin and Eddie Murphy as every other character is currently in production.

"Miscalculation"? Bollocks. I did it on purpose: nobody forces me to dance without certain, shall we say, reprecussions.

I like a little alliteration in my literature, but a little alliteration goes a long way. :)

Not even if they bring offerings of flowers, chocolates and some really good claret?

You and I have very different definitions of the word "force" apparently. ;)

Oh, Damrod, don't you know that The Downer is only interested in the truest stories, not made up rubbish that could never happen in real life.
And to prove that we do not print lies in this paper, we gots a new spokesman...

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See? It's Serious.

Serious Penguin beats Serious Cat 6-0. :p

Are they related, by the way? Or just colleagues?





(PS. I think the Serious Peng looks like a salesperson... ;))

Serious Penguin does a serious walkabout.


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I personally like the cat more
The penguing has some ugly band on his arm, that's so 70s :Merisu:

But then seventies are going to be very trendy soon, trust me... :Merisu: ;)

I thought the band on his arm was what made him officially Serious Penguin. :p

Random Titles Fall in Love
 

Hm...I thought they already were.

As for Serious Penguin and Serious Cat, everyone knows they're not just colleagues, they're lovers. ;)

I doubt anything would work out between them, there would simply be too much seriosity in the relationship. :D

An interesting that I noticed is that in the 1st picture this band is on his left wing, while in the 2nd it's on his right one...;)

I thin we are delving into the realms of chat, so I think we should move on, unless you have an article about Serious Peng or Serious Cat.

Here we goes again... The Headlines that are main...
 

As Promised, Eomer is up to no good...

The Phantom once again helped out with the second story and some of the mini headlines.

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Now, part one of the three part Phantom and Aline. The next episode will be next week and the final one on May 1st!

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To be continued! :eek:

This is gold!
"No one ever goes to Elvish Guidence counselor"
ROFL...no, wait a minute...not really. ;)
Love the Hitchhiker's guide ref!

That picture is... something else. Reminds me of Natural Born Killers. :p

It is week 42! ;)

Or, rather, Natural Born Burners?

Especially great this time! And I bet it isn't a coincidence that I'm reading "The Restourant at the End of the Universe" at the moment.

I like the ROTFL reference, I really hate when people use it
I mean...how can you type and roll on the floor on the same time...that's something they probably train
I wonder what will happen to Alien...:p

I was so fed up with rofl that I invented ocl, or on chair laughing, as a credible alternative.

Vote ocl!

I've just read Estelyn's announcement, and I think congratulations would be in order, Hookbill. Well done!

*Puts on party hat in preparation for May Day celebrations*

Well done Hookbill!

Congratulations!

Thanks, all ye people. Its interesting that in just 10 weeks we'll be celebrating The Downer's first birthday!
Moreover, I am thinking about putting together a special collection of the first years papers. Anyone who is going to Oxonmoot can get one off me. Although, I may also post some to anyone who wants one.
It's still in the early stages of progress... but if anyone is interested when its done, a PM will be okay if you'll want one. It will, of course, include many extras! It'll all be free, of course. :smokin:

Week 43 Do-de-de!

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Now Part Two of the special Phantom and Alien story...

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Will The Phantom escape? How will Alien fair against Phantombot? Will Hookbill ever get tired of this? Find out tomorrow when we celebrate the Downs' 7th birthday!

I liked the idea with millions dead in a grave yard...:D
But mostly it was the butler cat image that made me smile...is Serious still on vacation btw?

Serious cat is trying to work off all that weight he gained last week. :p

Random Titles Rise from the Dead
 

Rising from the dead, just think of all the legal implications. :p

"Highly tall" reminded me distinctly of Invader Zim. :D